{"id":22855,"date":"2025-11-21T04:50:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=22855"},"modified":"2025-11-21T04:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:50:59","slug":"listen-to-our-children-krachi-west-mp-calls-for-national-action-to-defend-child-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=22855","title":{"rendered":"\u201cListen to Our Children\u201d: Krachi West MP Calls for National Action to Defend Child Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0 Chairperson of the Gender and Children Committee and Member of Parliament for Krachi West, Rev. Hon Helen Adjoa Ntoso, has urged the government and relevant state agencies to intensify efforts toward protecting the rights and welfare of children, especially the most vulnerable.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She made the call in a statement delivered in Parliament on Thursday, November 20, 2025, to mark this year\u2019s World Children\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

Rev.. Ntoso described the commemorative day as a powerful reminder of the global commitment to safeguarding children\u2019s rights as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on September 2, 1990, and remains one of the most widely ratified human rights treaties in the world.<\/p>\n

Highlighting the theme for the 2025 celebration, \u201cMy Day, My Right,\u201d the MP emphasized the need to amplify children\u2019s voices and recognize them as active holders of rights, dreams, and opinions.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo often, children speak, but they are not heard. They express concerns but are not taken seriously, yet they remain the truest mirrors of our society\u2019s successes and failures,\u201d she said.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rev. \u00a0Ntoso stressed the responsibility of leaders, parents, guardians, and all stakeholders to build a society where every child is safe, educated, healthy, valued, and supported to reach their full potential.<\/p>\n

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She called for practical measures that go beyond symbolic gestures, including strengthening child protection systems, investing in quality education, ensuring access to healthcare, ending harmful practices, and involving children in national decision-making processes.<\/p>\n

The MP further emphasized the need to prioritize vulnerable groups such as children with special needs, those living in deprived communities, and those affected by poverty.<\/p>\n

Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, she noted, she said \u201cThe greatness of any nation is measured not by its wealth or power, but by how well it protects its children.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rev. \u00a0Ntoso urged the nation to recommit to building a Ghana where no child is left behind, adding that World Children\u2019s Day should inspire continuous advocacy for children\u2019s rights, not just a one-day observance.<\/p>\n

She concluded by calling on Parliament to join voices across the globe in reaffirming the importance of promoting children\u2019s rights and welfare in line with international standards.<\/p>\n

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Source: Felix Nyaaba\/expressnewsghana.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

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